Polymarket Whale Flow Evidence — Week of Aug 17, 2026
Aug 17, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 · all data from on-chain transactions and the Polymarket API
The week in one answer
Aug 17, 2026–Aug 23, 2026
Sports carried most tracked whale volume this week.
Sports accounted for 79% of recorded ≥$1K trade volume. Dota 2: TEAM VISION vs Team Spirit (BO5) - The International Playoffs was the largest single event at 3% of the weekly total.
Volume rose 22.6% while trade count rose 2.9% versus the prior completed week.
Volume describes recorded ≥$1K fills. It does not establish directional conviction unless the underlying Event evidence says so.
- Leading category
- 79% Sports
- Top event share
- 3% Dota 2: TEAM VISION vs Team Spirit (BO5) - The International Playoffs
- Top trader share
- 8% Djdjdjekekek
Total Volume$454.3M↑ 22.6% vs prior week
Whale Trades96,503
Active Whales8,012
Events Traded4,882
Top traders by volume
DjdjdjekekekHigh Frequency
699 trades$35.9M
0x2c33…0563High Frequency
1380 trades$25.0M
swisstonyMarket Maker
2894 trades$8.6M
ferrariChampions2026High Frequency
2108 trades$8.4M
3edmond.dantesMarket Maker
169 trades$7.2M
SPCEXBUYERHigh Frequency
587 trades$7.1M
UpTheBluesMarket Maker
2576 trades$6.9M
HomeRunHazardHigh Frequency
1803 trades$5.6M
0x3dfb…abafMarket Maker
443 trades$4.9M
jjj1995Market Maker
41 trades$4.5M
Largest single trades
Most active events
Dota 2: TEAM VISION vs Team Spirit (BO5) - The Int…
1632 trades · 448 whales$13.6M
Counter-Strike: FURIA vs FUT Esports (BO3) - Espor…
896 trades · 207 whales$8.9M
Fed Decision in September?
980 trades · 270 whales$8.2M
Cincinnati Open: Iga Swiatek vs Elena Rybakina
529 trades · 92 whales$8.0M
Dota 2: Nigma Galaxy vs Team Falcons (BO3) - The I…
767 trades · 200 whales$7.5M
Dota 2: Iron Wing vs BoomBoys (BO3) - The Internat…
851 trades · 234 whales$7.5M
Counter-Strike: G2 vs FURIA (BO3) - Esports World …
524 trades · 145 whales$6.6M
Florida Governor Republican Primary Winner
440 trades · 187 whales$6.1M
Dota 2: TEAM VISION vs Team Yandex (BO3) - The Int…
707 trades · 242 whales$5.9M
What price will Bitcoin hit in August?
1517 trades · 350 whales$5.3M
Volume by category
Sports$360.7M71,689 trades
Crypto$37.2M11,895 trades
Politics$36.0M7,797 trades
Finance$12.1M2,015 trades
Culture$3.3M1,163 trades
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All data is derived from on-chain Polymarket transactions and the Polymarket Data API. Whale trades are defined as single fills worth $1K+. See our methodology for details. Data provided under our data license.